If El Paso is known as the heartbeat of La Palma, it is because it is the island's only municipality away from the sea and located exactly at the centre of the Isla Bonita. Here history, identity and territory intertwine: a natural bridge between north and south, between the majestic Caldera de Taburiente and the young Tajogaite volcano, guardian of the incredible story of this land.
The MACA route of El Paso crosses the historic centre of the town over one kilometre and three hundred metres, suitable for everyone. You walk among colonial churches and shaded squares, among murals that tell the story of local culture and carefully tended gardens with botanical species that scent the air. One of the most unexpected stops is the Silk Museum, one of the few in Europe dedicated to the entire chain of sericulture, from mulberry leaf to raw thread and high-fashion garments, testimony to a tradition that still survives today on La Palma.
The route ends before the Aboriginal spirals: rock carvings left by the Benahoaritas, the people who inhabited the island before the arrival of Europeans in the fifteenth century. No one knows for certain what they mean, and perhaps that is precisely their greatest charm.
With MACA, every stop has a voice: the app tells the story of the town, the silk traditions, the meaning of the carvings and the link between El Paso and the cultural identity of La Palma.
Before setting off, it is advisable to check the opening hours of the Silk Museum.
Download the MACA app and let El Paso surprise you.
The MACA route of El Paso crosses the historic centre of the town over one kilometre and three hundred metres, suitable for everyone. You walk among colonial churches and shaded squares, among murals that tell the story of local culture and carefully tended gardens with botanical species that scent the air. One of the most unexpected stops is the Silk Museum, one of the few in Europe dedicated to the entire chain of sericulture, from mulberry leaf to raw thread and high-fashion garments, testimony to a tradition that still survives today on La Palma.
The route ends before the Aboriginal spirals: rock carvings left by the Benahoaritas, the people who inhabited the island before the arrival of Europeans in the fifteenth century. No one knows for certain what they mean, and perhaps that is precisely their greatest charm.
With MACA, every stop has a voice: the app tells the story of the town, the silk traditions, the meaning of the carvings and the link between El Paso and the cultural identity of La Palma.
Before setting off, it is advisable to check the opening hours of the Silk Museum.
Download the MACA app and let El Paso surprise you.